BLOOMINGTON – The Hoosiers landed coach Archie Miller’s first-career Big Ten this week, before missing a chance to pick off Louisville on the road Saturday.

Juwan Morgan continued his emergence, Indiana’s shooting struggles deepened and the Hoosiers are back at .500. Here’s a look at what’s trending right now for IU:

STOCK UP

The starting frontcourt: We highlighted Morgan’s growing impact last week, but the post in general is becoming more and more of an offensive headquarters for the Hoosiers. Morgan and De’Ron Davis combined for 28 points and 16 rebounds in the Iowa win, and then 31 and 16 against Louisville. IU won the paint points battle in both games. Both players are shooting better than 65 percent this season on 2-pointers, and Indiana quietly has a top-30 block rate nationally. But it’s their absence that underscores the importance of that duo. When they were fighting fouls against Louisville, Indiana’s offense struggled.

Indiana Hoosiers forward Collin Hartman (30) drives to the basket while Iowa Hawkeyes forward Tyler Cook (5) defends in the first half of the game at Assembly Hall.(Photo: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports)

Hartman’s return: Indiana was always going to be benefit from the fifth-year senior’s return from injury, and his Iowa performance (13 points, five rebounds, three made 3s) felt like the truest Collin Hartman performance we’ve seen yet this season. Hartman’s five-point performance at Louisville was more subdued, but as his minutes continue to increase, he is doing all the things the Hoosiers need – hitting 3s, rebounding well, turning it over sparingly. The more Hartman’s role grows, whether he ever lands in the starting lineup or not, the better Indiana will be.

Josh Newkirk: A quick word for the point guard who burns hot and cold, but he had a good week with a combined 19 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. His four turnovers against Louisville were the only major blemish. Newkirk has hit 10 of his last 20 3-point attempts, and on a team struggling to find its range behind the arc, Newkirk is actually slightly ahead of his 2016-17 pace, shooting 38.9 percent from 3-point range.

STOCK DOWN

3-point shooting: The Hoosiers' 0-of-12 mark in the second half doomed IU versus Louisville. Indiana is now shooting just 32.3 percent from behind the 3-point line. If the season ended tomorrow, it would be the worst number the Hoosiers have posted since at least 2002. Reality is, IU is getting good looks, often for the players it wants shooting those shots. They just aren’t going down. Those numbers will probably stabilize a little bit over time, but it feels like the offense won’t ever quite be whole until they do.

Another missed opportunity: Miller was adamant after Duke, when asked about encouragement, that he wanted his players to see that game as an opportunity missed. He adopted a similar tone after Louisville – praising positive elements of the performance and encouraging his team, but acknowledging the Hoosiers couldn’t demand control of the game when it was there to be won. In a transition year, no one should see defeats against Duke and Louisville as failure, but they still qualify as missed opportunities.

Cleaning the glass: Indiana’s rebounding profile right now is curious. The Hoosiers are 64th nationally, pulling in better than 33 percent of available offensive rebounds. But they’re also 213th nationally in the other direction, allowing opponents to bring down more than 30 percent of available offensive rebounds. Iowa had 14 offensive boards, and Louisville had 12. That led to a combined 25 second-chance points, and certainly affected IU’s upset hopes against the Cardinals. The Hoosiers are a solid rebounding outfit, but not to the degree that it feels like they can be.